[Testing] Flash tests

[Bobby Powers]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
> For consideration in your testing: there are some ways to tune the
> performance of Flash, such as the video playback hack described here:
>
> http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=845.0
>
> I don't know if there are similar hacks for improving general
> performance of Flash (or Gnash) on lesser-powered machines, although I
> am sure Rob has plenty of hints he can share for Gnash.
>
> -walter
>
> 2008/9/16 Greg Smith <gregsmitholpc at gmail.com>:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We need to characterize the performance and support of Flash in release 8.2.
>>
>> Technical people in Uruguay did a tests a while ago on the Flash games at
>> this web site: http://www.minijuegos.com/
>>
>> They used the Gnash shipped with 656 (0.8.1-1) and a Flash plugin
>> (9.0.124-0).

that version of gnash is very old, you get different results running
8.2 or a recent joyride:

>> They tested Castle Wars: http://www.minijuegos.com/juegos/jugar.php?id=5552

loads, but doesn't work right (loops through some intro screens,
animation is slow).  (same behavior on my laptop running F9 + gnash)

>> Freekick Fusion http://www.minijuegos.com/juegos/html/index.php?id=4570

website doesn't load correctly in Browse, complains 'the URL is not
valid and cannot be loaded'. (on F9 it loads, plays an annoying
soundclip saying I've won a nintendo Wii, and gets all the way to the
instruction screen, but doesn't let me hit start)

>> Hulk Central Smahdown http://www.minijuegos.com/juegos/jugar.php?id=6769

gets to main menu, doesn't do anything after that.  (same on F9,
except when the main screen comes up it plays a soundclip saying 'HULK
SMASH')

>>
>> I believe those were chosen as examples of Flash capabilities. They weren't
>> necessarily things the ministry of education wanted to use in class :-)
>>
>> In all three Gnash failed completely and Flash ran slowly.

again, this is not representative of 8.2 (although they still aren't
playable in Gnash)...

>> If anyone has time to try those again with the 8.2 candidate build I would
>> be very interested in the results.
>>
>> Any other comments, URLs or examples about our Flash support are
>> appreciated.

I will file some gnash bugs related to this later, as well as try them
out on Gnash's trunk (its not building for me at the moment).

Bobby

>> Thanks,
>>
>> Greg S
>>
>>
>>
>>
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